[caption id=“attachment_80120” align=“aligncenter” width=“1000”] Governor General David Johnston eyes an ice sculpture during Savour Fall – his last event at Rideau Hall before the end of his term. (Charlie Senack for OttawaStart.com)[/caption] Governor General David Johnston hosted his last event at Rideau Hall on Saturday before handing over the vice-regal reins to former astronaut Julie Payette on Oct. ...

[caption id=“attachment_79898” align=“aligncenter” width=“1000”] From left: Heather Powell, owner of Caffeine 1Up, and James Trelford, a barista who’s worked there since it opened. The independent coffee shop is celebrating its first anniversary on Tuesday. (Devyn Barrie/OttawaStart.com)[/caption] Caffeine 1Up’s website describes its owner as a level 58 barista and a level nine business owner. ...

The cats are back and once again are invading the ** Nepean Sportsplex ** The ** Ottawa Valley Cat Club ** will be holding their annual ** Cat Show ** on ** September 23rd and 24th, ** 2017, 9:00am - 4:00pm. ...

[caption id=“attachment_67986” align=“alignright” width=“229”] One of the trains to be used on the Confederation Line when it opens. (Jim Watson/Twitter)[/caption] _ (Via City of Ottawa) _ ** Ottawa ** – The City of Ottawa invites members of the public to attend a Public Visitation for the 79 individuals discovered in 2013-2014 during O-Train Confederation Line excavation. ...

[caption id=“attachment_66880” align=“aligncenter” width=“1484”] Although based in Hamilton, Terra Lightfoot finds herself performing in Ottawa often – and loves coming back every time. (Lisa MacIntosh/Handout)[/caption] Whenever Terra Lightfoot has a show in Ottawa, she always looks forward to taking walks downtown and playing pinball at House of Targ. ...

Danielle Allard’s already broken into the telephone hold music market, but she’s really got her eyes set on the elevator music racket (pun not intended.) Or so she joked, in a reference to city hall’s local hold music efforts, as the Ottawa musician wrapped up her 3 p. ...

[caption id=“attachment_67442” align=“aligncenter” width=“720”] Canadian musician Bruce Cockburn will be coming to Ottawa in September as part of his new album tour. (Publicity photo)[/caption] When Bruce Cockburn published his memoirs in 2014, he didn’t think he could go back to writing songs. ...

The Barbados High Commission invites you to come celebrate all things Barbados, in Ottawa, on ** Sunday, September 24, 2017 ** at Lansdowne Park (Horticulture Building). It’s ** Barbados Day ** part of ** Ottawa Welcomes the World ** a signature event of the Ottawa 2017 year of festivities. ...

When I met up with ** Joseph Carbonetto ** the other evening for coffee, he looked absolutely nothing like his Facebook profile pic (see above). He wore a button-up shirt, not a cloak. Neatly combed hair, no fangs. He had a smoked meat sandwich and drank a ginger ale instead of blood. ...

Editor’s note: For parents who are running out of daytime activity ideas for kids, here’s a great urban adventure from Lynn J. This post originally appeared on her blog, Turtlehead. This post originally appeared here on Aug. 25, 2015. I took the kids on a walking tour of downtown Ottawa this week to look at statues and other outdoor art. ...